Sean Strickland has his sights set on defending the UFC middleweight title, no matter what the fans may be demanding.

Strickland made a split choice win over Paulo Costa in the co-main occasion of UFC 302 this previous month. Three weeks later on, Robert Whittaker stopped Ikram Aliskerov in less than 2 minutes in the primary occasion of UFC Saudi Arabia. With Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya headlining UFC 305 in August for the 185-pound strap, most of mixed martial arts fans think Strickland and Whittaker ought to fight it out in a No. 1 competitor bout.

After losing the title to du Plessis at UFC 297 in January by means of a razor-close split choice, topped with the five-round win over Costa, Strickland feels as if he’s done enough to get a title shot, and shouldn’t require to eliminate Whittaker to strengthen it.

“The thought that Whittaker gets a title shot before me is f*cking wild,” Strickland composed on Twitter. “Bro, you’re 0-3 [against du Plessis and Adesanya], with an interruption. I beat both those c*nts.

“Do rankings matter? Do the right thing UFC.”

A fan specified his viewpoint that Strickland must combat Whittaker in his next bout, and Strickland disagreed. However, the fan-favorite states he’s definitely available to dealing with “The Reaper,” however he’ll do so after he restores his title.

“He can get it after I win my belt back,” Strickland reacted.